Boys' name · since 1946
Tong
309 babies named Tong in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 309
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tong sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 309 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tong has been recorded 309 times among boys since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2019.
- #10,422 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 309 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tong ranks #10,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 309 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 309
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tong's 309 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tong's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2019
- Peak year (1993)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Tong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (147 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Tong's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 147 births (48% of all-time use).
Tong by state
Where Tong concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 33.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 32 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 3.2% |
102 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tong's data
- Tong's decade-level peak was the 1980s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tongs (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tong draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.